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buttoned-down
but·ton-down (bŭt′n-doun′)adj.1. Having buttons extending down the front from the collar to the waist: a button-down shirt.2. Fastened down by buttons: a button-down collar.3. also but·toned-down (bŭt′nd-) Conservative, conventional, or unimaginative: "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business" (Newsweek).n. A button-down shirt.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | buttoned-down - unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweekbutton-down, conservativeconventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes" |
button-down also buttoned-down
adjectiveConforming to established practice or standards:conformist, conventional, establishmentarian, orthodox, straight, traditional.Slang: square.buttoned-down
buttoned-down1. Having or fastened together by buttons, as of the collar of a shirt. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. We're going to a nice restaurant for dinner, so be sure to wear a buttoned-down shirt, please!2. Conservative, unimaginatively conventional, or old-fashioned, as of a person's clothing, attitude, behavior, or beliefs. He spent his entire adult life as a buttoned-down clerk, so when he turned 65, he decided it was time for adventure!buttoned-down
Synonyms for buttoned-downadj unimaginatively conventionalSynonymsRelated Words |